Match-scratcher.



ASHFORD C. DOWDEN, OF PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS.

MATcH-scan'roHEn. i

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 3, 1918.

Application filed July 11, 1917. Serial No. 179,947.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ASHFORD C. DowDEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Pine Bluff, in the county of Jefferson, State of Arkansas,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Match-Scratchers;and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable other skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in match scratchers, and has foran object to provide a novelly constructed device of this characterwhich may be quickly and conveniently attached to and detached from anarticle of clothing such as the coat, vest, hat or the like.

With the above and other objects of similar nature in view, theinvention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement ofparts, set forth in and falling within the scope of the appended claim.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a front view of the device attached to aportion of a garment,

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section therethrough,

Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view of the device detached from the garment.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawing, there isshown a portion of a garment A to which my improved match scratcher isremovably applied and designated generally at B.

Specifically the scratcher consists of an elongated metal plate 5 havingon its upper side an abrasive Surface 6 and further formed with amarginal iange 7 Soldered or otherwise secured to the underside of theplate adjacent one end are a pair of spaced parallel pin elements 8 thesame between their ends being bent as at 9 to extend in offset relationto the plate beyond the end thereof and being terminally sharpened as at10. Also secured to the under side of the plate adjacent its other endare spaced pairs of longitudinally alined guide rings 11 through whichare slidably engaged a second pair of pin elements 12 the same beingalso bent as at 13 between their' ends to extend in offset relation tothe plate and sharpened at their outer extremities. The inner ends ofthe pin elements 12 are connected by means of a cross rod 14 the end ofwhich projects beyond the plate 5 and are adapted to seat in recesses 15provided in the flange 7 of the latter whereby to hold the elements inextended position.

For limiting sliding movement of the pin elements 12 there are carriedthereby lateral projections 16 which are disposed between the relatedguide rings 11 and abut the same as the elements are extended orretracted with respect to the plate.

In use the device is applied to a garment as shown in Fig. 1, with thepin elements 8 penetrating the same. The pin elements 12 having beenpreviously disposed in retracted position, they are now moved toextended position to also penetrate the garment, their movement beingeffected by engaging with the fingers the projecting ends of cross rodand moving the same longitudinally of the plate until they enter therecesses 15 whereby to insure said pin elements against movement andconsequent detachment of the device.

What I claim is A device of the character described, comprisingaconcavo-convexed plate having an elongated flat center portion providedwith a roughened outer surface, a pair of pins xed in the concaved sideof the plate at one end thereof and projecting therefrom, a second pairof attaching pins slidably mounted in the concave portion of said plateto be projected beyond and retracted from the opposite end of saidplate, the side edges of .said plate being formed with opposed notches,and a cross bar connecting the second pair of pins and engageable in thenotches, the bar having its ends extended beyond opposite sides of theplate.

In testimony whereof, I atlix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

ASHFORD C. DOWDEN. Witnesses:

G. R. IIAWKINS, C. A. NroxoLsoN.

Gopies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthel Commissioner of latenta, Washington, D. C.

